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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—T

Trismogistus

[thrice greatest ]. Hermes, the Egyptian philosopher, or Thoth, councillor of Osiris, King of Egypt, to whom is attributed a host of inventions- amongst others the art of writing in hieroglyphics, the first code of Egyptian laws, harmony, astrology, the lute and lyre, magic, and all mysterious sciences.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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